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19 gen 2017
- Coreano
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Inglese (Stati Uniti)
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Inglese (Regno Unito)
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Francese (Francia)
Domande Inglese (Stati Uniti)
There is a sentence.
"They're as good a people as you'll find anywhere."
It is about a family who is very nice.
I don't understand why 'a' is needed before 'people'. If it were 'family' instead, it's okay, but the word people takes 'a' only when it refers to nation or race, right?
I'm curious....
Do you also think it's a mistake?
There is a sentence.
"They're as good a people as you'll find anywhere."
It is about a family who is very nice.
I don't understand why 'a' is needed before 'people'. If it were 'family' instead, it's okay, but the word people takes 'a' only when it refers to nation or race, right?
I'm curious....
Do you also think it's a mistake?
"They're as good a people as you'll find anywhere."
It is about a family who is very nice.
I don't understand why 'a' is needed before 'people'. If it were 'family' instead, it's okay, but the word people takes 'a' only when it refers to nation or race, right?
I'm curious....
Do you also think it's a mistake?
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- Inglese (Stati Uniti)
If it were me I would say it like this:
"They're as good as people you'll find anywhere"
In English, the way you use "as" in this sentence is to how similar two things are to each other, so you use 2 "as"
- Inglese (Stati Uniti)
Yeah, that sounds like a mistake. It's probably because "as good people" doesn't flow particularly well. A lot of native speakers will stick something in just to make it sound better, and people usually type how they speak.
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- Inglese (Stati Uniti)
It's definitely a mistake, probably a typo ("typo" meaning, "accidentally typing the wrong thing"). And the rest of what you said is correct, too. :)
- Coreano
- Coreano
The following is part from a book titled "Bound for Glory"
As you can see, the author put 'a' before people. Since books are generally regarded as good grammar, I'm thinking it might not be a mistake. So, I just wanted to ask one more time. Do you really think it is a mistake?
As you can see, the author put 'a' before people. Since books are generally regarded as good grammar, I'm thinking it might not be a mistake. So, I just wanted to ask one more time. Do you really think it is a mistake?
- Inglese (Stati Uniti)
First of all, I've found some really embarrassing grammar mistakes in books, so don't assume that they're gospel for grammar. They're excellent learning tools, but people make mistakes, and sometimes the poor grammar is intentionally written into the book.
This is correct, though. The "people" being referred to here is the townspeople.
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- Coreano
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